Chaos Crown

Chapter 227, Great Sage of Shadow Valley

As I said before, Aaron doesn't know much about the kingdom. He was a low-level civil servant in his previous life, and he was considered a Warhammer tabletop player, but his understanding of the kingdom was limited to a few things.

But even so, he still knows a few important names, such as the famous Drizzt, such as Rose, the Queen of the Spider God, and the great sage of Shadow Valley, Elminster!
Elminster was born in the Kingdom of Asengart in the Highest Forest in 212 of the Valley calendar. His father was the prince of the Kingdom of Asengart, the one with the right of succession, and his mother was just an ordinary forester. Daughter, but in 224 AD a mage-lord riding a dragon destroyed the Elminster family and all that was his.

The cruel reality, corrupt rulers, and evil wizards have changed Elminster's heart greatly. He has worked as a warrior, a wanderer, and a priest successively, and finally found that in the kingdom, only spellcasters are masters.

After that, Elminster was favored by Mystra, the second-generation goddess of magic at that time, and he went to Comanthor according to Mystra's guidance, which is the current elf Coman in the Comanthor Great Forest in the northwest of Cormyr. Many empires, where he experienced countless difficulties, and was assassinated, chased and intercepted by the elves, and made things difficult for him, but he finally overcame all these with the help of powerful magic, Mystra's help and his excellent diplomatic ability, not only became He became a friend of the elves, and also participated in the manufacture of mythos, which eventually made Cormanthor become Myth Drannor, and entered the most prosperous era.

At the same time, Elminster is one of the electors who actually had a romantic history with the goddess of magic.

The second-generation Goddess of Magic had intimate relationships with many, many, many mortals, but there were very few mages who managed to survive until now, and Elminster was one of them.

After that, the frequency of Elminster's appearance was greatly reduced, and he no longer often participated in the major events of the country, but whenever he encountered major events or drastic changes, he would occasionally show his face. For hundreds of years, he took in many apprentices Without exception, these apprentices have become important roles in the country's historical process. For example, several of the famous Seven Sisters of the Northland were brought up and taught magic skills by him.

"Green wood?" Aaron leaned on the pillow. Based on what he knew about Elminster, the great sage would not kill people for no reason. With his own hands, Aaron is also very difficult to fight.

Iolum, Laloch, and Elminster are known as the three ceilings among the country mages, symbolizing the peak of mortal combat power.

"Because of changing the plot and setting randomly all day long, and the new author crazily eating books, changing the old version and the setting characters of the old author or using it as a stepping stone for himself, Green Wood's mother is temporarily gone. As for whether it will be gone forever, it depends on how he writes the story next."

Aaron said lightly.

The great sage from Shadow Valley was stunned for a while when he heard this answer, and then he understood what Aaron was talking about. He couldn't help but burst into laughter, laughing like an old urchin: "Young man, you speak very well. It's aggressive."

"Green wood and I are old acquaintances. During an unsuccessful exploration of the outer world, I met such a young man who is full of desire and imagination for the fantasy world. He is full of fantasies about everything, so I I don’t hesitate to share my knowledge with him, and I am very happy to know that he is doing well.” Elminster has already learned the news he wants to know from Aaron, and the great sage knows , since Green Wood can be attacked by so many people, it means that he must be a famous author and a successful businessman.

"In the long years, I have known many friends, and I know that many farewells are eternal. I can get the follow-up news from you, thank you, young man."

"How do you know I'm a traveler? Or from the world of green wood?" Aaron asked with interest.

"Grammar." Elminster pointed to some drafts written by Aaron on the table: "I have read the nine volumes of Salian books you wrote, and I have just flipped through some of your texts, sorry, I don't have your permission, but I have discovered some of your grammatical habits from your grammar, which only exist in the world of green wood."

"I see." Aaron knew that Elminster's knowledge was astonishing. He had been to countless worlds including the earth where Aaron was. It is not surprising that he could recognize some traces of him: "I very much welcome the Great Sage I just hope that next time you come to visit, you can knock on the door, as far as I know, only the shadow thieves of Amn and the killers of the Shadowmoon Islands like to go directly into other people's bedrooms."

"I knocked." Elminster said with a half-smile: "My disciple, Vangda Hester, and my disciple's disciple Charlotte Carladney came to visit, but the Silver Virgin The pastor didn't seem to welcome us very much, and told us that you need to rest and let us come back in three days, the old man didn't want to stay so long, so he took the liberty to bother us."

Eleanor?
Aaron closed his eyes speechlessly. He knew that Miss Pastor was really thinking of him, but why did he feel that there was a sense of public revenge?
"I'm surprised that Master Van Geldaheist is your disciple." Aaron tried to look friendly.

"I'm also surprised." Elminster showed an impatient expression on his face: "He is always so different from me. I am often surprised why I accept such an apprentice. The contradiction between me and him So much so that we have nearly every issue with diametrically opposite views."

"Even so, you still choose to come to our aid? To aid your disciples?"

"Aid my disciples? Oh, Mystra, no, not at all." Elminster shook his head again and again: "I will come here just for my daughter and my granddaughter."

"Who is your daughter?"

"You have seen her, Phil Farrell, Queen Mother of Cormyr, mother of the Regent Princess." Elminster smoked slowly: "As for Alice Searle, she is my granddaughter."

Aaron's heart was full of turmoil: Phil Farrell, is Elminster's daughter? !
Then wouldn't he want to be Elminster's grandson-in-law in the future?
Wait, if Elminster was born in 212 of the Valley calendar, wouldn't he give birth to the queen mother after he was 1000 years old?
As expected of the great sage of the Shadow Valley, who dared to attack the daughter of the goddess of magic and his adopted daughter, who was not old with a sword. I should learn more from him.

Sure enough, Aaron's expression made Elminster feel offended: "Are you questioning me? Young man?"

"It's not a question... To be exact, it's just a little... difficult to understand, great sage, I thought your energy was more focused on exchanging academic achievements with Greenwood."

"Oh, young man, your use of divinity may not be as good as those long-lived ultimate creatures or gods' chosen ones, but you are not ignorant, right?"

Aaron burst into a brief laugh: "Then you really value me and your children."

Elminster understood the sarcasm in Aaron's tone, and the great sage's rich experience and profound wisdom kept him calm, ignoring Aaron's little sarcasm: "Aren't you too? Young man , you clearly know part of God Son Bane's plan, and you know that he may take some action."

"I know, and you know, that the human race is too good at forgetting. They haven't really experienced pain or hurt. They won't be willing to reflect, wake up, and repent from the bottom of their hearts. Even so, It's not going to last more than one generation...maybe two."

"So you choose to let the human beings here feel the pain, consider the pain, accept the pain, and understand the pain, so that they are willing to change and make concessions, am I right? Young people?"

Aaron nodded, he was a little thoughtful, Elminster obviously understood his plan, and he didn't express his disgust.

He kind of understood why Elminster seldom dealt with his enemies himself after he had done many feats in his youth, but preferred to achieve his goals through some young and strong heroes.

Without personal experience, without personal experience, mortals will not learn lessons and try to change.

"Is that why you named this place the Forgotten Kingdom?" Aaron tried to talk to the great sage.

Elminster made no answer, and the Great Sage snapped his fingers.

Aaron noticed that the scene around him had changed. He was still sitting on the bed just now, but at this moment he and Elminster appeared near a small two-story building. They were sitting on chairs next to each other. It is a fish pond covered with lotus leaves and moss. In the distance, the fields criss-crossing the fields exude fresh vitality.

Elminster stared at the fish in the fish pond, and the great sage easily held the boom and lifted the fish: "I'm glad you can recognize this problem, if you just plan to build an organization to fight against Ban En Shenzi’s organization, then I won’t come to see you at all.”

"Many people ask me, why create a loose and chaotic club like the Harpers against the Zhentarim, the red mages of Tor? Why don't we also create a Zhentarim against the Zhentarim?"

"Because the Harpers don't form a nation?" Aaron replied, "Did you intentionally cause the Harpers to mess up?"

Elminster smiled, and the great sage nodded: "Stronger organization, more cannon fodder, more concentrated group awareness, and better control of resources are the characteristics of the Zhentarim."

"So the Zhentarim can always be the great enemy of the Realms, and the damage they inflict each time takes many cities and kingdoms decades to recover."

"This kind of thing, the Harper will never be able to do it. This is the good of a strong organization."

"But what happens when the Zhentarim succeeds?"

"The evil of a powerful organization begins to manifest itself."

"For the god of tyranny, the world he rules only needs four kinds of people. From top to bottom, they are: church pastors who also serve as rulers, bureaucrats, servants of the church's property, and people under the strict control of the church. Spellcasters and scholars, as well as ignorant commoners who are only responsible for producing and paying taxes."

"In addition to these four kinds of people, there will not and should not be anything else in the world that Bane conceives."

"Freedom is slavery, war is peace, and ignorance is strength." Aaron nodded.

"That's why Zhentarim will destroy the kingdom all day long, looking for enemies to stabilize its rule, so Bane's believers must constantly create fear and spread disputes to strengthen Bane's beliefs, so the Bane you are facing The Son of God can sacrifice his subordinates, sacrifice civilians, and collude with the devil to achieve his goals with peace of mind."

"But Harper would never have that kind of problem."

"Young man, remember my words, the old man knows that you are also ambitious, and my granddaughter seems to be in love with you, but you must always be careful not to let lust destroy you, let arrogance cloud your eyes."

"I wish you could be a harpist, not a Zhentarim, and that's all I've said."

Aaron was silent.

The Emperor once said to him that any pioneer is essentially a "canned yellow peach", and it is only a matter of time before it goes bad.

Faced with this problem, the Emperor chose to be a pioneer, while Elminster chose to be a watcher. They are both helping mortals and humans in their own ways.

But mortals always admired the Emperor more than they understood Elminster's choice.

Elminster snapped his fingers again, and the scene returned to Aaron's bedroom.

Everything is the same as before.

The great sage handed Aaron a few books: "These are the gifts left to you by the old man, young man."

"Multiverse Monster Handbook", "Book of Enchantment", "Leomont's Vacation Guide", "Tasha's Treasure of Everything", "Avernas Survival Guide".

"After a long life, I am tired of teaching others. I save these few books for you to read when recuperating. If there is something you don't understand... read it several times." Elminster planned to get up after finishing speaking. .

"Wait!" Aaron stopped him: "Great Sage, I have a few questions I want to ask you!"

"Ask, but the old man's time has flown like quicksand, and there is not much left."

"If one day I can stand shoulder to shoulder with you, can I return to my world?" Aaron asked the first question after deliberation.

"Do you know why I asked Green Wood to name this place the Forgotten Kingdom?" Elminster shook his head: "Because this place has been completely forgotten, no matter how many times we try, we may be able to reach a similar world, but There is no way to go back to the same river again."

Elminster's words completely wiped out the last trace of luck in Aaron's heart, and he nodded heavily, expressing his understanding.

Seeing Aaron's serious expression, the great sage nodded pretending to be sad, but couldn't stop laughing in his heart.

Elminster could of course try to see Greenwood one more time if he wanted to (although Elminster had no intention of doing so), but he didn't intend to give Aaron any hope.

Don't run away!
Elminster thought slyly, and took great pleasure in it.

"The second question, there are many gods in this world who are very similar to the gods in the legends and myths of the earth, and even have the same name. Are they the same god?"

"Yes, and no." Elminster pondered for a long time: "The problem of gods is the most complicated and unexplainable problem in the multiverse. I can only tell you that after gods became famous in many heavens, their incarnations became They will be related to each other and form a complex relationship. Sometimes they are a god, and sometimes they are independent existences. It is a pity that the old man has limited knowledge."

"One last question, young man."

"Have you met those four?" Finally, Aaron asked meaningfully, "Or have you heard their stories?"

"I don't know which four you are asking about. If you are talking about the divinity that exists in you beyond the four stars, then I can tell you that I have never seen them." Elminster Slowly said: "This is also the reason why this old man wants to see you."

"I have a hunch that you will bring about a huge change to the country."

"I don't know whether the changes you bring will bring the country to stability or to destruction."

"But since the Silver Virgin trusts you, the old man will make an exception and trust you once."

"The future of my granddaughter and Cormier is in your hands."

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(End of this chapter)